EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez administers the oath
of office to new Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp, as Ms. Earp's
son looks on holding the Bible.

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-03

NAOMI C. EARP TAKES OATH AS EEOC VICE CHAIR

WASHINGTON - Naomi C. Earp was sworn in today as a member of the
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), serving in the
capacity of Vice Chair, to fill the remainder of a five-year term
expiring July 1, 2005. President Bush signed the recess appointment
of Ms. Earp last week on April 22. Under the recess appointment,
she will serve until the end of the 108th Congress
unless she is confirmed by the Senate in the interim. The President
nominated Ms. Earp on November 27, 2001, and again on January 9,
2003.

"Our new Vice Chair is no stranger to the Commission, having
served here earlier in her career," said EEOC Chair Cari M.
Dominguez today during a swearing-in ceremony at agency
headquarters. "Naomi Earp brings to the agency a wealth of EEO
expertise, as well as hands-on leadership and management
experience. She has a strong track record in promoting diversity in
both the private and federal sectors. My fellow Commissioners and I
extend a warm welcome to our new Vice Chair and look forward to her
contributions."

Ms. Earp's work experience in promoting diversity and EEO
includes a series of progressively responsible leadership positions
in the federal government with various agencies, including the
National Institute of Science and Technology, the National
Institute of Health, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At NIH, she spearheaded the
development of a world-class diversity initiative and a
nationally-recognized Alternative Dispute Resolution program.
Ms. Earp also served as an Attorney Advisor at the EEOC during
the mid-1980s. In addition, she has worked as an
independent consultant providing services to private employers and
public agencies on a variety of employment-related issues and
programs. Her educational background includes a law degree from
Catholic University, a masters degree in education from Indiana
University, and bachelor's degree from Norfolk State
University.

Ms. Earp joins Chair Dominguez and Commissioners Paul Steven
Miller and Leslie E. Silverman on the five-member Commission, with
one seat remaining vacant. Further information about the Commission
is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.